This morning about 30 students from Florida State University (FSU) Center for Leadership & Civic Education converged upon Franklin County. Half of the students visited Historic Apalachicola to take part in a volunteer cleanup project adjacent to the site of the Community Garden and the others performed work at Indian Creek Park in Eastpoint.
The students were in the county as part of a FSU experiential learning and service program.
According to information found on the FSU Center for Leadership & Civic Education website, the University setup the program as a means to integrate community service into the academic curriculum of the students. They designed the program to enhance the students learning and development, encourage their civic responsibility, and to address identified community problems and social issues.
One identified community problem here in Apalachicola was the vista of the privately owned property adjacent to the site of the city’ proposed community garden.
Andrew Smith with the Apalachicola Riverkeeper coordinated the student’s arrival and participation in the cleanup.
Under the supervision of Karla Ambos, Community Garden Coordinator and Betty Taylor-Webb, City Administrator, the students started at 9AM removing piles of old junk stored at the site and placed it next to the right-of-way off 8th Street.
The community garden is an expansion of the Apalachicola Community Pride Partnership Program.
Click HERE to visit the FSU Center for Leadership & Civic Education website, and click below to review a short video of the student’s cleanup efforts.
Click on the video below to see footage of the cleanup.
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